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The Minister of State for External Affairs Shri Inderjit Singh had a meeting with the Foreign Ministers of CARICOM (Carribean Community)in Suriname on February 15, 2005. The CARICOM Foreign Ministers promised to give the most positive and Sympathetic consideration for India’s candidature to Permanent membership of UN Security Council.
Shri Singh announced project assistance of US $ 1.3 million for computerization of CARICOM Secretariat. India agreed to the request of CARICOM for assistance in the areas of IT, disaster management, HIV/AIDS and renewable energy. He also assured to consider increasing the number of training scholarships from the present level of 200 per year. He offered government-to-government Lines of Credit to CARICOM countries. The Minister announced the intention of India to become a member of the Caribbean Development Bank. It was suggested by CARICOM that India should organize a mega-business event in the region to promote trade, investment and joint ventures.
Shri Singh called on the President of Suriname as well as the Vice-President and Speaker of the National Assembly. He had a meeting with the Foreign Minister which was also attended by seven Surinamese Ministers dealing with Education, Transport, Public works, Trade, Planning, Agriculture and Energy. Bilateral cooperation in these sectors was discussed. He visited the projects being executed by Indian companies such as Larsen & Turbo, Kirloskar and BEML.
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